Rumor: Steam Summer Sale May Start Tomorrow

It's that time again. Well, maybe. Possibly. The annual Steam Summer Sale, the sales event for game enthusiasts who like their interactive adventurers served on Mac OS or Windows rather than consoles, could pop up as early as tomorrow. And if you've never checked it out, you should. For the span of about 10 days, the popular digital distribution platform knocks up to 95 percent off some of gaming's best titles, with prices far better than you'll find in used games outlets like GameStop.

Like so many rumors, the news first popped up on Reddit, where a user by the name of vexos posted a message from QIWI, one of Steam's Russian e-commerce partners, stating that the sale would start on July 11. Not long after, another one of Steam's Russian e-commerce partners, Yandex.Money announced similar news. (Remember when the Russians were good at keeping secrets?) From there, the news spread like wildfire on gaming sites until VG24/7 announced that they'd intercepted a e-mail from Steam's customer service department announcing that the sale begins tomorrow.

This might be good news for us (if not, as fans of the sale like to say, good news for our wallets), but keep in mind that even with the appearance of two significant pieces of evidence--all this merely amounts to rumor. But even if the actual date's a little off, the sale itself can't be too far away as we're already well into summer (although we're several days ahead of the date when the sale dropped last year).

But when it does happen, you can count on us at Mac|Life to deliver a rundown of the best offers for those of you who like playing games on your Macs.